WMST 473/673: Chicana
Feminism and Experience
MW 10-11:15 am (Fall ‘10)
Examines the work of
Chicana/Latina feminist writers,
scholars, performers, artists,
filmmakers, and activists. Themes
covered include: sexuality,
immigration, labor, family,
language, education, spirituality,
identity, patriarchy, homophobia,
racism, and much more!
Satisfies the social science and
multicultural requirement.
Both undergrad and grad students
can enroll.
Taught by Dr. Anita Tijerina Revilla, UNLV Women’s Studies; anita.revilla@unlv.edu
Course Description:
Using lectures, class discussions/presentations,
films, and writing assignments, we will explore
such issues as racism, assimilation, sexism,
homophobia, classism, nativism, stereotyping,
alienation, resistance, marginality, and critical
consciousness, specifically focusing on the
experiences of women.
Required Texts:
Anzaldúa, Gloria. 2007. Borderlands/La Frontera: La
Nueva Mestiza. 3rd Edition.
Yosso, Tara. Critical Race Counterstories along the
Chicana/o Educational Pipeline. Routledge Press.
Moraga, Cherrie. Loving in the War Years. South End Press.
Xavier, Emanuel. Mariposas: A Modern Anthology of
Queer Latino Poetry. Floricanto Press.
Viramontes, Helena Maria. Under the Feet of Jesus.